Kansuke (勘助), also known as Rasetsu (羅刹), was a bandit leader responsible for the near-fatal injury of Onigumo, setting in motion the tragic events that surrounded the birth of Naraku. 50 years later, Naraku used the dying Kansuke to lure Kikyō to Mount Hakurei.

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.
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Kagome Higurashi, an average ninth grader, gets pulled into an ancient well by a demon, bringing her 500 years in the past to the feudal era. There, she meets Inuyasha, a half-demon who seeks the Shikon Jewel to make himself a full-fledged demon. With Inuyasha and new friends, Kagome's search for the Jewel of Four Souls begins...<br>
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Father of voice actors [Hirofumi Nojima](https://anilist.co/staff/95341) and [Kenji Nojima](https://anilist.co/staff/95074).

John Payne is an English voice actor who works with Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia.  John Payne is also an expert mariner, with many years of experience as a sailor and passenger ferry captain. For several years John served as fleet captain for the Tiddly Cove Yacht Club.